Rudy Gobert Is The Latest Player To Criticize Kevin Durant For Joining The Warriors

Kevin Durant has been phenomenal so far in the Finals, and his three-point dagger to seal Game 3 on Wednesday night was arguably the most significant shot of his career as it puts him one step closer to his first NBA title. Hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of this series (and likely the Finals MVP) would be vindication for a man who’s taken relentless criticism for leaving Oklahoma City to join the Warriors.

But it appears as if Durant will never fully silence those critics, even among his peers. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the latest addition to his chorus of detractors on Wednesday night with this tweet, which of course was later deleted, as has become standard operating procedure in these scenarios.

I’d actually go back further and blame those former All-Stars latching onto contenders late in their careers. Gary Payton
& Karl Malone come to mind. LBJ did indeed do it differently, but got the idea when Boston was thrown together and won a title. I do think any player who wants big bucks but cannot bring their team a championship and then jumps elsewhere shouldn’t be entitled to be in the conversation as one of the best. But KD is making it hard to ignore the fact he is the best player on the most dominate team.